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document.write('<li>Dr. Ainsworth applies physiological, biochemical, and genomic tools to understand the mechanisms of plant responses to global &#x0D;');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/arbelaez\">Juan David Arbelaez</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Arbelaez-Velez focuses on the genetics and breeding of internationally important crops like rice and oats to diversify the &#x0D;');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/kathey\">Kacie Athey</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Athey contributes to the understanding of non-chemical insect control within specialty crops systems. Her &#x0D;');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/babadoos\">Mohammad Babadoost</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Babadoost develops solutions for vegetable and fruit crop diseases. He is internationally renowned for identifying effective &#x0D;');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/tbecker2\">Talon Becker</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Becker works with farmers, researchers, and other ag stakeholders to facilitate statewide agricultural research and &#x0D;');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/gbehnke2\">Gevan D. Behnke</a></h3>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/fbelow\">Frederick E. Below, Jr</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Below creates strategies to teach farmers and agricultural professionals the value of crop management decisions, and develops &#x0D;');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/bernacch\">Carl Bernacchi</a></h3>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/mbohn\">Martin O. Bohn</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Bohn breeds corn lines that contribute to economically efficient and sustainable, high-yielding production. He studies &#x0D;');
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document.write('innovative, high-throughput phenotyping tools and genomic information.</li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/mb5886\">Matthew Brooks</a></h3>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/gca\">Gustavo  Caetano-Anolles</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Caetano-Anoll&eacute;s explores molecular diversity and how molecular structure determines biological function in plants, animals, &#x0D;');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/bxc\">Boris Camiletti</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Camiletti and his team at the <a href=\"https://camiletti.web.illinois.edu\">Smart Plant Pathology</a> lab study the biology and epidemiology of diseases affecting soybean, corn, and wheat, developing innovative and sustainable management strategies. Utilizing nanotechnology, remote sensing, and molecular tools, his team advances plant disease management. Dr. Camiletti\'s team has also pioneered the use of drone spraying technology in their efforts to combat plant diseases in Illinois. Committed to extension services, Dr. Camiletti ensures that their research benefits farmers, stakeholders, and the scientific community. By fostering collaboration and translating discoveries into practical solutions, the Smart Plant Pathology lab enhances crop health and productivity, striving for a sustainable agricultural future.</p>&#x0D;');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/sjclough\">Steven J. Clough</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Clough is known internationally for his work on Arabidopsis transformation. His main research focus is on the use of &#x0D;');
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document.write('understanding of plant defense biology and identifies soybean genes affecting defense.</li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/asdavis1\">Adam  Davis</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li><p>Dr. Davis uses innovative modeling tools to identify and test new management strategies to make cropping systems more productive, profitable, and environmentally friendly. His research on integrated weed management provides farmers tools to reduce their reliance on herbicides. His group&apos;s data-mining and statistical analyses present new ways for farmers to improve yield resilience in a changing climate.</p>&#x0D;');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/ese\">Elhan Ersoz</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Ersoz\'s research identifies sustainable and cost-effective best management practices for farmers through systems-scale computer modeling of agricultural production systems, as well as technology and policy proposals.</p></li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/hager\">Aaron G. Hager</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Hager contributes to increased crop production through development and implementation of integrated weed management &#x0D;');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/heaton6\">Emily Heaton</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Heaton connects science with practice to incorporate perennial biomass crops into temperate cropping &#x0D;');
document.write('systems. She does this through the lens of regenerative agriculture, using combined field-modeling approaches &#x0D;');
document.write('to identify tactics that improve environmental and social outcomes in the US Midwest. An international expert, &#x0D;');
document.write('Heaton helps growers use the giant grass Miscanthus for a range of bioproducts and ecosystem services.</li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/mhudson\">Matthew  Hudson</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Hudson uses supercomputing and DNA sequencing to solve problems in plant, animal, and human genetics. His current &#x0D;');
document.write('research focuses on how crops are bred and on ways to treat and prevent plant, animal, and human diseases. He is particularly &#x0D;');
document.write('interested in the genetics of crop traits and the genetic and molecular interactions of soybeans with pathogens, pests, and other &#x0D;');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/tjamann\">Tiffany M. Jamann</a></h3>');
document.write('  <div class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-title\">Associate Professor</div>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Jamann seeks to improve crop productivity in food and energy crops by improving disease resistance to pathogens. Her research provides the foundation for the deployment of resistant varieties, which is as an effective disease management strategy that will provide long-term solutions to producers and industry. This work serves the wider community by helping improve productivity in an agronomically and environmentally sustainable fashion.</li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/jones86\">John Jones, Jr</a></h3>');
document.write('  <div class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-title\">Assistant Professor</div>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Jones develops tactics to better measure, monitor, and manage nutrients in Illinois and North Central &#x0D;');
document.write('U.S. cropping systems. His research and outreach efforts focus on profitable and sustainable nutrient use &#x0D;');
document.write('efficiency and reduce losses from croplands. His emphasis is on fertilizer and soil management, soil and &#x0D;');
document.write('plant analysis, precision agriculture technologies, and minimizing nitrogen and phosphorous management &#x0D;');
document.write('impacts on water quality.</li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/isaacmk2\">Isaac Mowry Klimasmith</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Klimasmith designs and teaches mathematics and statistics courses specifically for crop science students. &#x0D;');
document.write('He aims to make quantitative instruction accessible, engaging, and discipline-specific to ensure that all &#x0D;');
document.write('students can participate in data analysis and research. </li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/knlamber\">Kris Nicholas Lambert</a></h3>');
document.write('  <div class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-title\">Associate Professor</div>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Lambert develops sustainable strategies to manage plant nematodes. He studies the molecular and biochemical basis of plant&#x02;nematode interactions in order to determine how plant parasitic nematodes evade plant resistance mechanisms.</li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/leedk\">DoKyoung  Lee</a></h3>');
document.write('  <div class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-title\">Cavanah Chair and Professor</div>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Lee improves perennial grass production systems for sustainable biomass and bioenergy feedstocks. His research focuses on &#x0D;');
document.write('increasing genetic and abiotic stress tolerances of perennial grasses. He finds new ways to integrate perennial grasses into row &#x0D;');
document.write('cropping systems to improve sustainability, ecosystem services, and water quality.</li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/alipka\">Alexander Edward Lipka</a></h3>');
document.write('  <div class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-title\">Associate Professor</div>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Lipka accelerates the development of high-performing crops by identifying specific DNA regions associated with agronomically &#x0D;');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/margenot\">Andrew J. Margenot</a></h3>');
document.write('  <div class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-title\">Associate Professor</div>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Margenot addresses the literal foundation of all cropping systems: soils. He advances how we monitor and manage soils as &#x0D;');
document.write('natural capital. His research team evaluates how human activities can enhance or compromise soil services to human societies, &#x0D;');
document.write('with an emphasis on food security from urban and rural agroecosystems in the U.S. Midwest and East Africa.</li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/nfmartin\">Nicolas Federico Martin</a></h3>');
document.write('  <div class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-title\">Associate Professor</div>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Martin improves long-term profitability and stability of cropping systems by exploring applications of quantitative methods on &#x0D;');
document.write('big data. He leverages interdisciplinary efforts to expand the frontiers of agricultural research; investigates quantitative methods &#x0D;');
document.write('on processes at multiple spatial and temporal scales; and studies effective approaches to implement new insights and discoveries &#x0D;');
document.write('in agricultural decisions and operations.</li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/jemccoy\">Jack McCoy</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. McCoy utilizes the classroom and the Sustainable Student Farm as a living laboratory for discipline-based &#x0D;');
document.write('education research to improve horticultural pedagogy. His program emphasizes accessible, student-centered &#x0D;');
document.write('education and undergraduate research training in horticultural food systems. He teaches courses primarily focused &#x0D;');
document.write('on small-scale, diversified, urban, and local food production. </li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/smideros\">Santiago  Mideros</a></h3>');
document.write('  <div class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-title\">Associate Professor</div>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Mideros studies fungal and oomycete plant pathogens. Based on genetic information from the host and the pathogen, he develops tools for precision management of diseases of field crops.</li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/elianam\">Eliana Monteverde Dominguez</a></h3>');
document.write('  <div class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-title\">Assistant Professor</div>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Monteverde’s breeding program is dedicated to developing and releasing high-yielding commodity and &#x0D;');
document.write('specialty soybean varieties that meet the evolving needs of farmers, processors, and consumers. Through &#x0D;');
document.write('cutting-edge research and innovative breeding methods, she strives to enhance yield potential, seed &#x0D;');
document.write('composition, and overall crop performance.</li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/smoose\">Stephen Patrick Moose</a></h3>');
document.write('  <div class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-title\">Alexander Professor</div>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Moose discovers genes that influence corn and related bioenergy grasses’ response to nitrogen supply. He develops new &#x0D;');
document.write('approaches to increase crop yields with lower input costs and helps mitigate environmental issues associated with nitrogen &#x0D;');
document.write('fertilizer. His work reveals how genes cooperate to control plant traits important to both productivity and nutritional quality.</li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/binpeng\">Bin  Peng</a></h3>');
document.write('  <div class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-title\">Assistant Professor</div>');
document.write('  <div class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-mission-statement\"><div class=\"biodata_label\">Mission Statement</div>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Peng is deeply motivated to drive transdisciplinary, convergence, and use-inspired research for breaking new ground in sustaining agricultural production and environmental quality. He is passionate about developing innovative technologies and systems solutions in digital agriculture and precision conservation to foster sustainable agri-food systems and preserve healthy watersheds amidst the pressures of land use intensification and climate change. The driving force behind his research pursuits lies in addressing critical societal issues, including ensuring water, food, and energy security, enhancing water quality and environmental sustainability, and nurturing rural economies and human well-being in both the United States and across the globe.</li>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Amit Rai investigates how phytochemicals enhance plant resilience to pathogens, environmental stress, and climate change using high-resolution mass spectrometry and spatial metabolomics. His research aims to develop new strategies for developing disease-resistant crop varieties, nutrient-dense foods, and sustainable farming.</li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/riechers\">Dean Edward Riechers</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Riechers investigates how plants respond and adapt to stress caused by herbicides. He explains herbicide-resistance &#x0D;');
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document.write('herbicides. His work leads to an increased margin of selectivity between cereal crops and difficult-to-control weeds.</li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/cwriggin\">Chance  Riggins</a></h3>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/msachs\">Marty Sachs</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Sachs directs the Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center, a collection of maize mutants used in global research. He also &#x0D;');
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document.write('environmental stresses, such as cold, heat, or salt, and resistance to diseases and pests, he allows farmers to do more with less by &#x0D;');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Schroeder makes new discoveries on the biology of nematodes, one of the world’s most abundant group of animals. His work &#x0D;');
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document.write('higher animals like humans deal with stress.</li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/sible2\">Connor Sible</a></h3>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/afabrtay\">Andrea Faber Taylor</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Faber Taylor examines the effects of green schoolyards and gardens on child development. She advances our understanding &#x0D;');
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document.write('this topic, sustainable horticulture, home gardening, and planting design to support pollinators.</li>');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/tranel\">Patrick J. Tranel</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Tranel uses molecular and genomic approaches to investigate how weeds evolve in response to farmers\' attempts to manage &#x0D;');
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document.write('  <h3 class=\"aces--wwdwim--person-name\"><a href=\"/directory/mcvann\">Matthew Vann</a></h3>');
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document.write('<li>Dr. Villamil identifies management strategies to improve soil health and productivity in agroecosystems by addressing the societal &#x0D;');
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